Title: School Nurse Substitute
Work Unit/Location: District Wide
Reports to: School Site Administrator/Principal Supervises: N/A Contract Length: Pay Schedule: School Nurse Overtime Status: N/A
Hours: 7:45 a.m. - 3:15 a.m.
Union Status: Non-Union
Licensure:
Pre K-12 Professional School Nurse
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Properly Licensed
- Experience in Public Health Nursing
- Rapport with Public Service Agencies
- Other qualifications determined to be necessary by the Board of Education
REPORTS TO: School Principal-Immediate Supervisor
Superintendent of Schools-General Supervisor
JOB GOAL: To provide the fullest possible educational opportunities for each District
Students by minimizing absence due to illness and creating a climate of health and
Well-being in the district schools.
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Develop school health education programs and services for grades kindergarten through 12th and implement School Based Health Services.
- Develop and implement an HIV Aids, Drug Education and Health Education Program and Curriculum.
- Conduct school programs of immunization, physical examinations, and sight and hearing testing by the given timeline.
- Observe students regularly to detect health needs.
- Instruct teachers on screening students for health defects.
- Maintain up-to-date cumulative health records on all students.
- Report as the need arises, to parents, school personnel, physicians, clinics and other agencies on student health records on all students.
- Participate in filling out time study for Medicaid reimbursement.
- Assume authority, in the absence of a physician, for the care of student or staff member who has suffered an injury or emergency illness.
- Administer first aid per established first aid procedures.
- Make recommendations to school officials on health needs of individual students.
- Implement the policy on exclusions and re-admissions of students concerning infectious and contagious diseases.
- Assist school personnel in maintaining sanitary standards in schools.
- Provide in-service training programs/conduct presentations in Drug-Free, Health, Child and Substance Abuse, Nutrition, and Wellness programs as well as First Aid/CPR Training.
- Comply with competencies for Nurses and Health Instructors as approved by the State Board of Education.
- Participate in the Student Assistance Team Committee process, curriculum alignment, benchmarks, performance standards/assessments, and implementation of EPSS. Participate in Parental Involvement and Safety Plans.
- Attend assigned E.A. & R. Special Education meetings and provide input on IEPs.
- Log all outgoing long-distance telephone calls and fax transmittals.
- Write proposals for grant funding.
- Administer Group Standardized Tests per district testing program.(Applicable in Instruction)
- Administer the Language Assessment Scales Testing and Scoring in both English and Spanish. ( Applicable to Instructor)
- Attend board meetings as requested by the Superintendent or his/her authorized Designee.
- Perform all other assigned tasks required by the supervisor(s).
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Work schedule and hours as per district needs.
SALARY: $28/hourly rate
EVALUATION: The performance of this job will be evaluated following provisions of the adopted Board policies.
Must have a PED Nursing License or able to obtain.